Diggety-Dang DVR Leaves Me Hangin’ Again!

Sep 27

Diggety-Dang DVR Leaves Me Hangin’ Again!

pittsburgh_steelers_logoFor the 3rd time in a row, my DVR has left me hangin'. Not funny. Particularly when it's my Steeler games it's leavin' me hangin' with...

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Why I Don’t Read Romance Novels (…Anymore)

Sep 02

Why I Don’t Read Romance Novels (…Anymore)

I promised a rant on the one bitch I have about the Twilight books. Today, you get it. I know...I know...two posts in one day. Sheesh... But first, let me tell you what I really LIKED about the Twilight books. It's the same thing I like about Disney/Pixar movies:

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Facebook: The Swimsuit Edition

Jun 26

Facebook: The Swimsuit Edition

Social networking is great for reconnecting with old friends and distant family members, and even for making new business contacts, and I do all of that with it. But there is a humbling downside to it – at least on Facebook, anyway: Your ‘friends’ can post pictures of you, tag you in those pictures and share them with all their friends – and...

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9 Fingers Are Enough for Me

Apr 10

I’m considering having one of my fingers amputated. Truth be told – I’m considering amputating it right now – myself. Like the dumbass that I can be (though less and less often, these days – thankfully) I ripped a hangnail out of my left ring finger last weekend. Dumb. Dumb. Dumb. I know better. Truly, I do. Nonetheless, now...

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Real Reform Now…Or Not

Oct 02

Real Reform Now…Or Not

The other day, Nancy left a comment on my post “Bailout Plans Chap My Ass” as follows: Hey Suzanne, you’re right on. Here’s a clip from Ohio Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur that speaks to this dilemma perfectly (and offers the first cogent solutions I’ve heard yet.) I hope they act on this! It won’t fix everything (maybe nothing can, now) — but it...

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Bailout Plans Chap My Ass

Sep 30

Bailout Plans Chap My Ass

Yeah, I said it. Here’s why. Seven years ago, I had a retirement account valued at over $250K…that’s a quarter of a MILLION smackers, folks. I was sittin’ pretty. It was all in stock options of the company I worked for, and in February or so of 1999, set to give birth in May to my youngest, I cashed out a few of them and got myself completely...

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